- pronunciation:
- paIr
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a stack of material, esp. wood, used for burning a dead body.
Traditionally, the son lights the father's funeral pyre. |
The word pyre
contains the following part:
pyr, pyro
Greek
root
that means
fire, heat, fever
Example words:
antipyretic,
chalcopyrite,
pyre,
pyretic,
Pyrex,
pyrite,
pyroelectricity,
pyrography,
pyrolysis,
pyromania,
pyrometer,
pyrophoric,
pyrotechnics,
pyroxylin